The Outwords Archive

09/04/2026

Sister Roma rappelling down the side of the Hilton for Outbound California, San Francisco, California, 2018.

09/02/2026

We’re heading back into the classroom and bringing back one of our favorite lessons of encouragement from Stephanie Stuart Wilson, a pioneer of Drag Story Hour. If she’s reading, we’re sat.

Good luck to you all in this new academic year!

08/27/2026

A lifelong student,seeker of spiritual knowledge and Sister of Perpetual Indulgence Kyle Applegate serves the LGBTQIA+ community as an interfaith minister, making religious rituals accessible, personal, and meaningful for everyone.

This video was edited by our talented editorial intern, Ameena Deller of Occidental College.

08/27/2026

A lifelong student, seeker of spiritual knowledge, and member of Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Kyle Applegate serves the LGBTQIA+ community as an interfaith minister, making religious rituals accessible, personal, and meaningful for everyone.

This video was edited by our talented editorial intern, Ameena Deller of Occidental College.

08/20/2026

Before she was the Vice President and COO of The TransLatin@ Coalition , Maria Roman-Taylorson had a storied pageant career. Her victories represented different types of beauty and the possibilities that come with putting yourself out there.

08/18/2026

We had a great time with Cole Nicole LeFavour and Bubba Fish at Village Well Books & Coffee last week to celebrate Cole’s new book, IN THE ARMS OF MOUNTAINS! Here’s a moment where Cole reflected on how their parents defied gender norms.

08/15/2026

08/14/2026

A testament to the transformative power of grief, musician and trans man Cidny Bullens’ album “Somewhere between Heaven and Earth” is a tribute to his daughter, Jessie. You can listen to the album on any major platform.

Catharsis

08/04/2026

Author and former Idaho State Senator Cole LeFavour Cole Nicole LeFavour recalls the people-powered campaign to get the terms “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” added to Idaho’s human rights act.

You can join Cole on August 13th at Village Well Books in Culver City Village Well Books & Coffee for a conversation on their approach to civil disobedience with Culver City councilmember Bubba Fish Bubba Fish. More info at our 🔗!

08/03/2026

Pictured: The S***s from Hell (L-R): Ramona Carbona the Body Shop Ownah, Mean Starlene (Lamar Van D**e), and Yvonne Gonne. A year after Lamar Van D**e became the first woman to win the title of Mr. Gay Washington, she cofounded the S***s from Hell, a singing group of butch le****ns in high femme drag; they had 2 songs. Lamar shares, “We went and we sang our two songs, and then people started calling…we ended up going up and down the West Coast as The S***s from Hell, and actually went to Hollywood, and were on The Gong Show.”